Private schools in Scotland set to lose lucrative tax break from next year

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Scotland as snow and winds create chaos.

"Immediate action" from the Scottish Government is required to avoid "significant disruption" to schools amid the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, teachers' leaders have warned.

The introduction of Adult Disability Payment and extension of Scottish Child Payment to children under 16 will see a major increase in the number of people eligible for benefits in Scotland from next year.

Payouts to teachers injured while working in Scottish schools fell by more than £500,000 this year, figures reveal.

New data has revealed that growing numbers of people are seeking advice on mortgage arrears from the Citizens Advice network.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want.

Ice warnings for much of Scotland have been issued as forecasters predict snowfall this Christmas weekend.

A woman duped into paying £69,000 to a conman who posed as Scots singer Marti Pellow is using private investigators in a bid to track down the person responsible.

The Scottish Government has announced that the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) benefit, will open for new applications in pilot areas across the country from March, 21 2022.

Scotland is expected to be battered by heavy snowfall on Christmas Day, according to early forecasts.

The Adult Disability Payment (ADP) is a new benefit scheduled to be delivered by Social Security Scotland next year that will replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new and existing Scottish claimants.

Renfrewshire Council bosses have performed a U-turn on the controversial Scottish Government census that asks teenagers "intrusive" questions about their sex lives.

More than 12.4 million older people across the UK are currently receiving regular monthly payments through their State Pension, including 981,399 Scots.

Schools across Scotland could be closed early ahead of the Christmas holidays in a bid to halt the spread of the Omicron variant across the country.

Schools in Scotland will be "the last thing we close" if the spread of the omicron variant means tougher restrictions, a senior SNP minister has said.

The Scottish Government has ruled out increasing income tax rates in the first joint Budget signed off by the SNP and Greens.

Scotland is establishing a 'whole family workforce' to tackle drug and alcohol harms in Scotland.

Stories with Santa and Mrs Claus are set to continue in Falkirk this week following the success of last week's event.

The Cure have announced a huge tour for next year, with support from Scottish band The Twilight Sad.

The Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings for snow and wind with the winter's second storm set to arrive in Scotland tomorrow.